| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Bent downward or aside; (Bot.) bending downward in a curve; declined.[Websters]
2. Being curved. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb declinately.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (declinately) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective declinate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DECLINATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Declinate \Dec"li*nate\, adjective. [Latin expression declinatus, past participle of declinare. See Decline.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DECLINATE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] In botany, bending or bent downwards, in a curve; declining.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Geology | Bent downwards or forwards. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
